Chester FC

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Chester have been charged by North Wales Police and Flintshire council for playing home football matches with spectators thereby breaking the law, because their pitch is in Wales!!
Madness!!!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-59920281

[TWGL1]

Re: Chester FC

.Land registry records confirm that the whole site is within the administrative area of Cheshire West & Chester Council

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.Land registry records confirm that the whole site is within the administrative area of Cheshire West & Chester Council

I know, that's what makes it such madness!!

[TWGL1]

Re: Chester FC

Not sure they have been charged have they ?

[Mario Miethig]

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Not 100% on this, but I’m sure I read TNS, who’s ground is in England, must abide with all clubs Wales and play behind closed doors. If that’s the case it makes the Chester situation even more ridiculous.

[TWGL1]

Re: Chester FC

The same government deemed sanitary products and baby clothes non essential as well FGS

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Not sure they have been charged have they ?

Charged may be too strong a word but they have been accused and warned not to do it again. It will end up a mess.

[Llanishen Bull]

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They may claim they're an English club but they happily took coronavirus grants off Flintshire council last year.

[The Lone Gunman]

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They may claim they're an English club but they happily took coronavirus grants off Flintshire council last year.

Did they? How much did they get?

[A Quiet Monkfish]

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They may claim they're an English club but they happily took coronavirus grants off Flintshire council last year.

And they watered their pitch using Welsh water.

[The Lone Gunman]

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Chester's Chairman:

"We have been acting within English legislation since the stadium was built in 1992. While acknowledging the border runs through the stadium, the club, for 30 years, has been treated as English with the registered address in England. On a match day, the policing around the stadium has always been through Cheshire Police. Our safety certificate, fire, ambulance have always been handled by Cheshire. The entry to the car park and the main entrance to the stadium is in England. We are affiliated to the English FA and throughout Covid the main grants and supports we have accessed have been through the English system."

[Dave Blue]

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Chester's Chairman:

"We have been acting within English legislation since the stadium was built in 1992. While acknowledging the border runs through the stadium, the club, for 30 years, has been treated as English with the registered address in England. On a match day, the policing around the stadium has always been through Cheshire Police. Our safety certificate, fire, ambulance have always been handled by Cheshire. The entry to the car park and the main entrance to the stadium is in England. We are affiliated to the English FA and throughout Covid the main grants and supports we have accessed have been through the English system."

All said whilst dressed as a Crusader.

[Llanishen Bull]

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Did they? How much did they get?

https://cityfansunited.com/tag/chester-fc/page/2/

£25k according to this.

About equivalent to one home game's takings perhaps.

[The Bloop]

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Chester's Chairman:

"We have been acting within English legislation since the stadium was built in 1992. While acknowledging the border runs through the stadium, the club, for 30 years, has been treated as English with the registered address in England. On a match day, the policing around the stadium has always been through Cheshire Police. Our safety certificate, fire, ambulance have always been handled by Cheshire. The entry to the car park and the main entrance to the stadium is in England. We are affiliated to the English FA and throughout Covid the main grants and supports we have accessed have been through the English system."

Does that imply that any company operating within Wales, could change their registered address with Companies House to an English address, to qualify for grants from Westminster and not the Senedd?

[TWGL1]

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Does that imply that any company operating within Wales, could change their registered address with Companies House to an English address, to qualify for grants from Westminster and not the Senedd?

They received a £25k grant linked to their rateable value. Flintshire is the licensing authority so this is who they pay rates to (the money originated from UK Treasury)

It’s not relevant to the current situation. Welsh Government’s position is based solely on the location of the border apparently

If they do get banned,they could get 2-3,000 in the car park which is in England.

Does anybody know if Berwick Rangers are allowed fans ?